The Medium

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER produces a measured average of 59.7 FPS across all tested settings, placing the combination at rank 606 out of 3,724 configurations tested in The Medium. This data-driven analysis examines the raw benchmark scores, the CPU and GPU’s synthetic capabilities, and how the duo behaves across three resolutions and four graphics presets.

FAQ

Q: Where does the Ryzen 9 5900X + RTX 4070 SUPER combo rank in The Medium’s tested builds?

A: According to the composite ranking, this combination is placed at rank 606 out of 3,724 measured combos in The Medium.

Q: Does the combo achieve 60 frames per second at 4K?

A: Yes, but only at the Medium preset, which delivers an average of 69 FPS. The Low preset reaches 110 FPS, while High and Ultra dry under the 60 FPS threshold (49 and 39 FPS, respectively). At 4K, the Medium preset is the only one that stays above the 60 FPS target.

Q: How much video memory does the RTX 4070 SUPER have, and what is its memory bus?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. Its memory clock runs at 1313 MHz (with 21 Gbps effective), which is listed in the GPU’s specification block.

Q: What are the CPU’s core and thread counts?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has 12 physical cores and 24 threads. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz, with a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, and it uses a 7 nm process.

Q: How does the CPU’s average synthetic score compare to the nearest rank in that category?

A: The CPU has an average benchmark score of 41,376, placing it 0.3% above the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H, and 0.4% above both the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440. It is 0.5% lower than the Intel Core i7-14650HX.

Q: Which result are from the measured FPS rows?

A: The measured rows cover three resolutions (4K, 1440p, and 1080p) and four presets (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra). The Medium preset includes both min and max values for all resolutions: 1080p gives 104 average (88 min, 120 max), 1440p gives 88 average (75 min, 101 max), and 4K gives 69 average (59 min, 79 max).

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How This Combo Ranks

The rank of 606 out of 3,724 tested combos indicates that this system sits in the upper-middle zone of the tested field. When considered as a percentile, the configuration outranks a large majority of tested builds. The fact that the CPU and GPU individually rank in the 87th and 83rd percentiles respectively (based on their synthetic scores) suggests that both parts are solidly above the median performance tier, but the combination slightly pulls down the overall position. The gap to the top performers in the list is not huge; the average synthetic benchmark for the CPU is nearly identical to that of the closest rival (within 0.5%). The data reveals that the system is capable of handling the game’s most demanding settings with average FPS just above 60 at 1080p High, while at 4K it only reaches the 60 FPS plateau on Medium. The overall rank is a function of the cumulative hardware performance, but the measured FPS numbers give a more tangible picture of what the system can deliver.

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GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nanometer process. It contains 7,168 shading units and 56 RT cores, along with 224 tensor cores, which are not typically exploited by The Medium but reflect the GPU’s basic capability. The bottom of the GPU’s specification is the memory configuration: 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. This bandwidth is comparatively high for the GPU’s class and is a relevant factor when handling textures at high resolutions. The boost clock of 2475 MHz (with a base of 1980 MHz) ensures the silicon can be pushed to sustained levels under load. The GPU’s internal compute performance is measured at 35.48 TFLOPS for FP32, a value that defines the hardware’s raw throughput. In the context of The Medium’s measured results, the VRAM and bandwidth seem to be sufficient for the 4K Medium preset that yields 69 FPS; however, the preset that jumps to Ultra at 4K causes the average to drop to 39 FPS, which suggests that the memory capacity is not the binding constraint, but rather the shading and pixel capabilities. The GPU’s synthetic benchmark score is 43,243, putting it within 0.1–1.0% of the nearest competitors such as the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (delta −0.1%) and the RTX 4090 Mobile (delta −1%). This synthetic result is lower than its peak 3D performance, but the game’s measured averages are consistent with the GPU’s Tier 3 ranking.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full data set for The Medium comprises twelve datapoints; each resolution has results for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets.

| Resolution | Preset | Average FPS | Min MS | Max MS |

|------------|--------|--------------|------------|------------|

| 1080p | Low | 145 | – | – |

| 1080p | Medium | 104 | 88 | 120 |

| 1080p | High | 75 | – | – |

| 1080p | Ultra | 59 | – | – |

| 1440p | Low | 37 | – | – |

| 1440p | Medium | 88 | 75 | 101 |

| 1440p | High | 63 | – | – |

| 1440p | Ultra | 50 | – | – |

| 4K | Low | 110 | – | – |

| 4K | Medium | 69 | 59 | 79 |

| 4K | High | 49 | – | – |

| 4K | Ultra | 39 | – | – |

At 1080p, the differences are notable: Low and Medium Presets exceed 100 FPS, High sits at 75, and Ultra just scrapes by at 59. The scaled pattern repeats at 1440p, where Medium presents back 88 FPS and High dips to 63. The 4K tier reveals the card’s true load: Low manages 10 FPS (not a typo), Medium 69, High 49, and Ultra 39. The range from Ultra across resolutions shows the same incremental drop, indicating stable scaling. The only preset that includes both min and max values is Medium, which reveals a consistent ~20 FPS spread between the lows and highs (at 1080p: 88–120; normalized by 2). This suggests that the game engine draws at Medium gives acceptable variance without frame time spikes.

Settings Recommendations

We can extract the best experience from the measured rows. For 4K, the chosen preset is Medium: it yields an average of 69 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that stays above the 60 FPS target. Moving to High drop 20 frames to 49, Ultra falls further to 39, so Medium reaches the most balanced combination of fidelity and smoothness. For 1440p, the High preset delivers an for 63 FPS, while the Medium provides 88 FPS—exceptionally smooth for high refresh monitors. The trade-off is that Ultra sits at 50 FPS, which is playable for slower, story-driven horror but not ideal for response-sensitive fights. At 1080p, 1080p Ultra and High are both technically playable—High at 75, Ultra at 59—but referring to the graph, we suggest 1080p High is the sweet spot: it keeps the average at 75 while Medium jumps to 104, but the visual gap between High and Ultra is often masked. For pure performance, 1080p Low reaches 145 FPS, but the applicable Extreme preset is not useful because it provides 59 FPS. Thus, the most balanced preset for every resolution is the medium hardness. In a 4K case, the Medium preset yields 69, which is on the edge of the target; for 10821p, the Medium gives 104, and for 1440p 88. If the user prefers the High preset for higher visual quality, High at 1080p (75 FPS) and 1440p (63 FPS) are acceptable, but 4K High is below the 60 FPS threshold.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X brings 12 cores and 24 threads onto a chip with a 7 nm process and 64 MB of L3 cache. The base and boost clocks of 3.70 GHz and 4.80 GHz place it well above the midrange. In its synthetic benchmark, the Cinebench R23 multi-core result is 16,262 points, while the single-core score is 1,527. These numbers indicate that the processor has both strong single-thread performance and multi-threading headroom. In The Medium, the measured frame rates from 1480p to 4K show low dependency on the CPU: At 1080p Low, the frame rate of 145 suggests the CPU can push beyond what the game engine can generate; the same environment at 4K Low drops to 110, still one of the fastest low-res numbers. The presence of 12 physical cores allows for background tasks and any streaming or recording to happen without stealing essential game threads. Using the synthetic nearest rivals, the CPU average score (41,376) is almost on par with the leading Intel i7-14650HX (delta +0.5% difference). This equilibrium ensures that the processor does not become the bottleneck in lower resolution settings. In contrast, at higher resolutions where the GPU is overwheled by pixel work, the CPU leis. For example, comparing the low preset at 1080p (145) to the low at 4K (110) shows a ~24% decline, but the absolute value remains high. Overall, the 5900X provides ample headroom for any gameplay scenario within The Medium, as no measured preset exhibits a CPU-limited average.

Resolution Scaling

The game’s framerate behavior when scaling resolution provides direct evidence which component is the limiter, given the same preset. For the Low preset, the average goes from 145 at 1080p to 137 at 1440p and 110 at 4K. A drop of about 24% across 4K is steep but not catastrophic, indicating that the GPU still carries a fair share of the load at this setting—the processor maintains a consistent delivery. At the Medium preset, 104 (1080p) to 88 (1440p) to 69 (4K) shows the signature of a GPU-bound progression because 4K is 33% lower than 1080p. For High, 75 → 63 → 49 shows the same slope. Ultra runs at 59 → 50 → 39. In every case, the frame rate at 1080p is higher than the 1440p and 4K values, and the differences between adjacent resolutions become slightly more pronounced when the preset gets heavier. The presence of the min/max values for the Medium preset shows that even at 4K the 59–69 range remains containment-free, so the frame delivery is stable. The scaling suggests the GPU is the principal limiting component: because the CPU left abundant margins, the resolution increase always scales the FPS, regardless of settings, which is the classic signature of a GPU‑bound system at these settings. However, the fact that the GPU retains more than 100 FPS on Low at 4K suggests that the user can raise graphics quality considerably a, the historical FPS spoil.